military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker) (06/02/90)
Friday, 3 May, 1940 The Norwegian force in the Trondheim region surrender, its commander accusing the Allies of withdrawing without warning. Hitler postpones the launching of Fall Gelb until 6 May. Colonel Oster of the Abwehr warns Dutch Colonel Sas, military attache' in Berlin, that Germany will likely invade the Netherlands soon. General Huntziger, commander of the French 2nd Army, orders the removal of several anti-tank barriers which were constructed without orders in the Ardennes region. The USSR and Germany announce their common desire to observe the neutrality of Sweden; it is rumored that the Soviet Union had sharply warned Germany to keep out of that nation. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Bill Thacker military@cbnews.att.com Send submissions for "50 Years Ago" to military-request@att.att.com "It was noted that both States regarded themselves as interested in the preservation of Sweden's neutarlity." - TASS